Anglican Diocese of Gloucester;

Faculty Petition Form (to be read in association with the notes below) (340.68 KB)

Faculty petition form to be completed and returned to us for consideration at our next DAC meeting.

Notes on how to complete your Faculty Petition Form (38.5 KB)

Detailed notes to read before you complete your faculty petition form.

'Building the future' (119 KB)

'Building the future'- an exploration of the role of our church buildings in the mission of the diocese

Consulting on significant changes to your church. (58 KB)

Information and advice on who to consult when you are thinking of making significant changes to your church.

Stained and Engraved Glass : Recent work in the Diocese (58 KB)

A list intended to help those considering a new commission, complete with names and addresses of artists and where to see their work.

Waste Water from Churches (405.5 KB)

A paper aimed at assisting PCCs and their architects where consideration has been given to installing a wc or kitchen in a church, and where suitable mains drainage does not exist. Updated March 2008

How to prepare a Statement of Significance and Needs (77.97 KB)

The new faculty jurisdiction rules will require a Statement of Significance and Needs to be prepared where proposals are likely to have a major impact on the church building. This paper explains in detail what is required, and why, and gives you a worked example, based on an actual scheme at Barnwood St Lawrence.

Adapting your church (49.59 KB)

Are you getting the best from your building? How new facilities might be provided: a short paper covering the basics of setting about a reordering scheme, with plenty of examples to go and see.